After failing the college entrance examination, he became a big star

Chapter 178: No matter how much you die
Li Kai's singing was recorded.

He Jingyun listened to it over and over again, and after three times, she began to hum along.

At the same time, the band also seized the time to familiarize themselves with the tune.

Li Kai and Fang Qiong were chatting quietly on the side.

"This time Jingyun's album has been approved for a total cost of 80 yuan, which has reached the standard of a first-line singer. This is also the top mark for a new singer. If I want to increase it, unless the sales volume of the album greatly exceeds expectations after the release, otherwise."

Fang Qiong shook her head. Li Kai understood the meaning. The bigger the record company, the stricter the internal rules and the more difficult it is to break the rules. within the upper limit.

He nodded silently and waited for the next sentence.

Fang Qiong thought for a while, and continued: "The director gave a rough allocation plan, the production cost is controlled within 30, and the promotional cost is not less than 50. Generally speaking, Mandarin albums will be played on radio stations around the country during the promotional period. The focus is on Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, and Jing Yun’s album is in Cantonese, Beijing, Shanghai must not be lost, in addition, Guangzhou, Hong Kong Island, and Baodao are also the focus, even the top priority.”

"My idea is that, like the last single, there will be a variety show on Hong Kong Island and Taiwan Island. In addition, there will be another TV talk show in Guangzhou. The words in Beijing and Shanghai are probably only To be able to go live on the radio, try to get the prime time.”

She showed a wry smile: "The 50 publicity fee is not much, but it is not much if it is too much."

After a pause, he detailed the production costs: "In terms of production, recording studio rental, hiring a band, and some other expenses, the total is 10 yuan, and the remaining 20 yuan is used to collect songs. Curry chose six songs, more than 7 yuan, and found Mr. Wang. A small songwriter made an appointment for two songs, and packed 8 yuan. Now you write three songs for Jingyun, and you can return one song. Song library, um, I did the math, there are still 6 left.”

The implication is that this number is only reserved for Li Kai's three songs.

Not to mention anything else, even according to the rules of the number of songwriters in the circle, Li Kai is just a small guy, and one song costs 4 to 6, and three songs cost about 15.

6 is just a fraction.

Fang Qiong knew that this price was too outrageous, and added: "I also know that 6 yuan is too little, not even enough for one of your songs. Why don't you take 10 yuan from the promotional expenses, just like this."

Seeing her embarrassed look, Li picked up a bottle of mineral water, took a sip slowly, and said slowly: "Sister Fang, for Xu Qiaoling's album released in December last year, I wrote her a song "Waving The girl with wings, 40% share, has been settled twice so far, close to 16. The song I wrote to Ning Lan at the beginning, "I hope people will last forever", also [-]% share, has been settled once so far, [-] Ten thousand."

Fang Qiong's face froze, Li Kai didn't lie or exaggerate, but such a price is simply unbearable for an album with a total cost of 80!
"Li Kai, don't get me wrong. I'm just talking about the actual situation. This is Jing Yun's first album. I hope you can support me more. Of course, we can discuss the cost. If we split the plan, I'm afraid we can only start from Jingyun's singers will be divided into the middle."

Fang Qiong was a little confused, and glanced at He Jingyun in the tuning room.

Li opened his hands and waved: "Sister Fang, don't misunderstand, you are Jing Yun's manager, you should always think of her, I don't mean to blame you, but I believe that the price of my work is The director you are talking about must have a steelyard in mind, the better Jing Yun’s album sells, the more money the company makes, the singer’s image packaging, record production, publicity, etc., are all arranged by the company, there is no reason for Jing Yun to pay for it herself.”

Fang Qiong's eyes flickered slightly, and he soon realized: "But, Wager Records is one of the five giants, and the rules are very strict."

"Rules are made by people, and no matter how dead you are, you can break the rules, it just depends on whether it's worth it."

Li Kai looked indifferent: "How fierce the competition is in March, Huage's top management will not be unclear. Take a step back and say, you can adopt a gambling model."

Li Kai's first single is a bet, and the share increases according to the sales of the record.

At the beginning, Ni Houdao told him in detail that this model is common to the entire music circle, and in a sense, it is a disguised exception that does not violate the company's rules!
Of course, this does not mean that you will agree to the gambling company if you want to. The premise is that the company values ​​you, either intends to praise you, or you have enough weight.

Like Tan Guangyue, the first single will reach the passing mark, and the first album is only given the minimum fee standard. Even if he proposes a gambling mode to Qiao Li with the works of a famous songwriter, he will definitely be rejected.

The reason is simple, after all, the album belongs to the singer, not the songwriter, and the singer himself is not qualified to break the rules!

"Bet mode." Fang Qiong murmured, frowning slightly. As the music director of a second-tier record company, he is no stranger to the game mode, and at the same time he is very clear about its pros and cons.

If the bet wins, everyone is happy, the singer will benefit more, and the company is happy to see the success, but if the bet loses, the singer's weight in the eyes of the company's executives will suddenly decrease.

This is a double-edged sword, and both sides are extremely sharp!
While hesitating, there was a knock on the door, and Fang Qiong yelled to come in. The door of the recording studio was pushed open, and Hujia, who had disappeared for nearly two hours, appeared, with the arrogance of a winner on his face.

Xue Bing followed her with a dejected look. In contrast, he looked like a defeated general, holding a bag in each hand.

Li opened his eyes and looked up, just as Xue Bing also looked up, and saw a large bruise on Xue Bing's left face, Li opened his eyes and couldn't help being startled.

Before he could ask, Hu Jia clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work, I bought supper for everyone."

The recording lasted from three o'clock in the afternoon until now. Everyone just ate bread for dinner. It was almost ten o'clock now, and she was already hungry. When she mentioned supper, her eyes lit up.

Hu Jia turned around, grabbed a bag from Xue Bing's hand, and tore it open, and suddenly a seductive fragrance wafted out.

Seeing that Hujia was about to distribute it on the spot, Fang Qiong was a little speechless, and said in a low voice, "Everyone go out to eat."

Only then did Hu Jia remember the rules, and his face was a little embarrassing: "I'm sorry, Sister Fang."

Fang Qiong gave her an angry look.

He Jingyun was still recording songs later, so she couldn't eat greasy food for the time being, so she stayed in the recording room, while the others lined up and went out.

The supper was very rich, fried rice, fried noodles, and grilled skewers. The four members of the band gathered together, eating deliciously, and the sound of "bajibaji" was heard continuously.

Li Kai took a piece of fried noodles from Xue Bing, didn't rush to eat, looked at his face closely, with a questioning look in his eyes.

Xue Bing looked bitter, hesitant to speak, and before he could say anything, Hu Jia came over and provocatively said: "If you are not convinced, let's change the project later, and we will compare?"

Xue Bing glanced at her sideways, and snorted, "Compare, compare, whoever is afraid of whom."

Li Kai blinked: "Bingzi, what do you compare to?"

Hujia laughed and said for Xue Bing: "In the activity room before, your brother bragged to me about how good he was in fighting. He used to [-]v[-] and put two little bastards on the ground looking for teeth."

Li opened his eyes and understood in seconds, pointed at Xue Bing's face, and immediately answered: "So, you competed with Bingzi, the bag on his face is your masterpiece?"

Hu Jia admitted frankly: "I've already shown mercy. He fell into the mud by himself. It's a fair competition. I'm willing to admit defeat. Xue Bing pays for the supper in your hand, but I invited him to eat it. It's not enough. ,you are welcome."

After all, he waved his hand generously.

Li Kai couldn't laugh or cry, looked at Xue Bing, not knowing what to say.

Xue Bing's face was a little red, and when Hu Jia turned away, he gritted his teeth and said firmly: "I was tricked, she said to compete with me in Taiwan boxing, I will accompany her to do two moves, who knows that she is the school Vice President of Taiquan Club, if I fight, how can I lose!"

Li opened his head and nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, yes, I think that in the ten kilometers around Nan No. [-] Middle School, which of the big and small gangsters was not afraid of Brother Bingzi's name."

"Go to hell!" Xue Bing punched Li Kai unceremoniously, Li Kai rubbed his aching chest, shook his head and smiled.

After eating supper, Li Kai and others returned to the recording studio. He Jingyun had already memorized the lyrics, and with the accompaniment of the band, they entered the audition session.

Once, twice, three times.
After each song, Li Kai would point out some areas for improvement, repeated it seven times, and finally nodded.

After a short rest, the official recording, only sang three times, Fang Qiong gave the OK gesture.

"Sister Fang, for three songs, I want four points." Before leaving, Li Kai gave the quotation directly. Tan Guangyue's album has two songs and three points, and Ning Lan's album has three songs, but one of them is The TV drama theme song sung by the chorus is actually two songs, also three points.

As for He Jingyun's album, there are three solid songs and four points are very reasonable.

Fang Qiong looked shocked: "Jing Yun's singers are divided into only eight points."

Li Kai said firmly: "You give the song "Little Things in the Big City" to the director. In addition, tell me the price that Xu Qiaoling and Ning Lan gave me. If Huage really wants to support Jingyun, I believe that he will definitely accept it." of."

Fang Qiong fell silent suddenly, thought for two or three minutes, finally let out a long breath, and nodded slightly: "Tomorrow morning, I will talk to the director and wait for my news."

He Jingyun, Hujia, and Fang Qiong live in the dormitory provided by the company, while Li Kai and Xue Bing have rooms in a nearby hotel.

The next day, early in the morning.

Li Kai and Xue Bing had breakfast at the hotel, and arrived at the company at exactly nine o'clock according to the agreed time.

Studio.

The band didn't arrive until ten o'clock, Hu Jia and Xue Bing went to the activity room, He Jingyun was singing and Li Kai was composing.

Fang Qiong opened the door and came in, holding two newspapers and a record in his hand, looking a little hurried.

"Murphy's new album, on the first day of its release yesterday, more than 4 copies were sold at the signing event in the capital. The entire Beijing market probably sold no less than 2 copies in the whole day yesterday. These two Daily Entertainment News, Entertainment Express just came out, and they all praised Murphy's album title, and even called it a rare classic in the domestic music scene in recent years."

While talking, she handed the newspaper to Li Kai, then gestured with the record, and walked quickly into the tuning room.

He Jingyun stopped practicing her vocals, moved to Li Kai's side, and took out a newspaper.

After a while, the melody of the song came from the stereo, and Fang Qiong poked his head out: "I have listened to it in Qizhong's office before, and I have to admit that Murphy's first hit is very good. Personally, it is not much worse than her famous work "Love in a Dream."

(End of this chapter)